Investigations into a fire that damaged a small number of buses at National Express West Midlands garage are continuing. Three vehicles were damaged in the fire, one of them beyond economic repair. This was unfortunately Walsall depot’s heritage liveried 2005 Alexander ALX400-bodied Dennis Trident in the colours of Walsall Corporation Transport pre-1969. West Midlands Fire […]
National Express West Midlands is heavily promoting the fact its bus fares are not going up this year. In addition to not raising standard ticket prices, the bus company is cutting some fares. Flexible ticket bundles of ten-day savers have been reduced to £34, designed for more flexible work patterns. National Express West Midlands’ five-day […]
Transdev-owned The Harrogate Bus Company is bringing back free travel on its electric buses on Sundays. The ‘Sunday Freeway’ free journeys on the electric buses is resuming thanks to Harrogate BID – the Business Improvement District set up in 2019 to bring local firms together to provide extra incentives to attract more people to shop […]
Arrival has started trials of its electric bus at a testing facility in the UK. The Arrival Bus will be going through rigorous validation and testing ahead of certification. The first Arrival Bus features up to three doors, with flexible passenger seating capacity across the entire flat floor, which according to the manufacturer allows for […]
App and website provider Passenger has unveiled a series of new features designed to help operators overcome challenges brought on by staff shortages. Travellers using Passenger’s Premium apps and websites can now see when bus times are impacted by late running or cancelled services, with expected arrival times viewable for each segment of their journey. […]
Alexander Dennis Ltd (ADL) is to supply a further 72 Enviro500 double-deckers to Hong Kong’s Kowloon Motor Bus Company (KMB). KMB is the largest franchised bus operator in Hong Kong, operating on over 400 routes with a fleet of around 4,000 buses, including more than 2,500 Enviro500 buses bought from ADL since the current generation […]
Chatteris-based C & G Coach Services has increased its in-house maintenance capabilities by investing in mobile brake testing equipment from Totalkare. The addition of this new kit for the coach operator sees it take brake testing in-house that will offer immediate time savings and considerable cost savings over time. The DVSA-approved brake tester has a […]
Transport tickets can now be purchased using UrbanThings’ UK Bus Checker app. Now in its tenth year, the app has had its latest version introduced, which includes ticketing, multi-modal journey planning and RTI, as well as user interface enhancements. Reading Buses, Midland Classic and Hattons Travel are among the first operators to retail their mobile […]